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Black Wall Street Massacre: Remembering the 90th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Riots

Learn about one of the nation's greatest acts of domestic terrorism, when 90 years ago a vigilante mob attacked a prosperous, independent Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma and overnight killed 300 African American men, women and children; destroyed over 600 Black-owned businesses; and left 10,000 people homeless.

In addition, learn how you can join the call-to-action for massacre survivors by:

  • Signing a letter to demand reparations.
  • Donating your old cell phone battery to aide survivor campaign. (Read more at www.beforetheydie.org)

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